An analysis wasted on the liberals who whine about food deserts. It doesn't virtue signal to point out that colorful criminals can put a store out of business. Vlad Tepesch had a very low petty theft problem because he simply impaled thieves - a practice that unfortunately has gone out of style.
When my girls were in college, I took them on a shopping excursion. Comparing prices at the Wal-Mart close to school (ghetto) with the nicer Wal-Mart a few miles away. They could believe that some products were half as much on the expensive area. I was able to share with them that every store is it’s own profit center. If the local clientele steal or destroy product, then the rest of the local consumers get to pay for it.